Prices at 51 hospitals in North Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $598 — 22% below the US median ($771), roughly 5.0× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke University Hospital 🍼 | Durham, NC | $116 | $200 | ★ 5/5 | 317 min | — |
| Duke Regional Hospital 🍼 | Durham, NC | $116 | $200 | ★ 5/5 | 255 min | — |
| Granville Health Systems 🍼 | Oxford, NC | $158 | — | ★ 2/5 | 191 min | — |
| Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital | Elkin, NC | $170 | $114 | ★ 3/5 | 168 min | — |
| UNC Health Care Wayne 🍼 | Goldsboro, NC | $191 | $231 | ★ 3/5 | 190 min | — |
| Alamance Regional Medical Center 🍼 | Burlington, NC | $280 | $167 | ★ 3/5 | 228 min | — |
| Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, The 🍼 | Greensboro, NC | $280 | $167 | ★ 3/5 | 224 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center 🍼 | Fayetteville, NC | $309 | $931 | ★ 2/5 | 216 min | — |
| Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital | Dunn, NC | $309 | $931 | ★ 3/5 | 210 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital | Raeford, NC | $309 | $931 | ★ 4/5 | 205 min | — |
| Cape Fear Valley-Bladen County Hospital | Elizabethtown, NC | $309 | — | — | 193 min | — |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital 🍼 | Winston-salem, NC | $319 | $215 | ★ 4/5 | 183 min | — |
| Catawba Valley Medical Center 🍼 | Hickory, NC | $467 | $309 | ★ 2/5 | 228 min | — |
| Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center 🍼 | Charlotte, NC | $526 | $548 | ★ 5/5 | 162 min | — |
| Pardee Hospital Henderson County 🍼 | Hendersonville, NC | $536 | $665 | ★ 5/5 | 158 min | — |
| Pender Memorial Hospital | Burgaw, NC | $538 | $342 | — | — | — |
| Wakemed, Raleigh Campus 🍼 | Raleigh, NC | $539 | $842 | ★ 4/5 | 204 min | — |
| Wakemed, Cary Hospital 🍼 | Cary, NC | $539 | $842 | ★ 5/5 | 196 min | — |
| Novant Health Matthews Medical Center 🍼 | Matthews, NC | $598 | $621 | ★ 5/5 | 244 min | — |
| Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center 🍼 | Huntersville, NC | $598 | $621 | ★ 4/5 | 204 min | — |
| Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center 🍼 | Charlotte, NC | $598 | $621 | ★ 5/5 | 190 min | — |
| Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center 🍼 | Charlotte, NC | $598 | $621 | — | 192 min | — |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast 🍼 | Concord, NC | $647 | $647 | ★ 4/5 | 186 min | — |
| Atrium Health Cleveland 🍼 | Shelby, NC | $647 | $680 | ★ 3/5 | 160 min | — |
| Atrium Health Anson | Wadesboro, NC | $647 | $683 | — | 118 min | — |
CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. 🍼 = CMS Birthing-Friendly hospital. Data last updated October 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.
Price comparison (median)
Typical cash price here is $598 — about 5.0× the Medicare rate ($120). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($239).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,195 list price could save about $598 (50%).
Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.
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